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Wilber's Barbecue

Yes! I ate at Wilber's BBQ when I was in NC this summer - it was my favorite outside-of-Wilson BBQ place (Wilson is home to Bill's, Parker's and the late, lamented Mitchell's BBQ). Good Q, slaw and pups. I even bought some of their BBQ sauce. An added bonus was the parking lot show: in addition to the smell of the wood-fired BBQ pits and the produce stand selling local tomatoes, squash, snap-beans, etc., the flyboys out of Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base were practicing their landings/takeoffs (I'm guessing), and Wilbur's is right on their flight path. The noise was horrendous and thrilling, and it was quite a sight to see these dark blue, bat-winged planes go screaming overhead: I took several photos of them passing just above the Wilber's Barbeque sign.

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Wilber's Barbecue

Grew up in Raleigh with many trips to the beach with dad. Always stopping at Wilber's.
School at ECU made me a big fan of B's in Greenville but Wilber's holds great memories.

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Wilber's Barbecue

Our NC friend took us on a detour to Wilber's on our way from Raleigh to the coast and I'll vouch that it is, indeed, amazing. We liked it so much my husband bought a t-shirt which he proudly sports to this day.